He Qizhou took a long breath, secretly sighing at the uncertainty of the world and the turbulence of people's hearts. He immediately took the lead and asked the three thousand blizzard warriors to follow him to the queue to screen them again. Those who were injured, puffy, sick, obviously weak in strength, and too ugly
All are kicked out of the queue.
He Qizhou did not state the last condition clearly, but it was just his own criterion for selecting people. Because there were still a lot of people and time was short, he drove away some people at will. Of course, they were all too ugly to be pleasing to the eye.
An hour later, the number of blizzards increased to 7,000. Among the 4,000 new people, about 1,000 were from the woodland tribe. Perhaps seeing the confidence and pride on the faces of their brothers, they followed He Qizhou
The will to fight is the strongest.
Most of the rest of the people think like this. Following Helian Chenwu is a war, and following He Qizhou is also a war. Why not follow him and get a better salary?
He Qizhou had recruited enough men anyway, so he couldn't care about everyone's true thoughts. The troops were very fast. He had rested for more than two hours, and it was time to set off southward!
Lin and Hu's two armies didn't bring much food, only enough for three days. He Qizhou didn't want to put too much pressure on Helian Chenwu, so he only asked for three days' rations; but the other two things he wanted were given to Helian Chenwu.
The soldiers and prisoners who returned to the camp were very dissatisfied.
He Qizhou first wanted to buy four thousand white shirts. Helian Chenwu had no extra fabric for a long time, and of course all the shirts were ripped off from other soldiers on the spot; secondly, he wanted the best war horses in Lin Hu's army.
, transferred 4,000 people, but asked for 12,000 horses!
He Qizhou not only had one man and two cavalry, but also brought in military horses carrying heavy armor for a thousand cavalry!
Since many of Lin Hu's troops were wiped out, a lot of war horses were left free, but He Qizhou wanted both more and better, so he separated many of the men and horses who had been with him for many years. Some prisoners of war who really didn't want to be separated from their war horses even strongly demanded to join the blizzard!
For such a passionate person, He Qizhou refused to accept anyone who came, and eventually recruited hundreds of people to join the blizzard.
Helian Chenwu was well aware of the significance of this assault. As long as it was He Qizhou's request, he would do his best to satisfy it! After both parties were reorganized, they parted ways and continued their respective journeys.
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"Master, do you have money?" Luo Yu asked in a low voice.
"A little."
"How many?"
"A few hundred taels. By the way, aren't you the one keeping the money?" He Qizhou suddenly remembered that the guy who asked the question was in charge of all his money. He didn't know what the other party meant by asking this for no reason.
"I just want to ask, how can we provide military pay for a few hundred taels?" Luo Yu looked at Helian Qingqing with a sad face.
"Don't look at me, my family has no money for a long time!" Helian Qingqing also looked bitter.
"Don't worry, you will definitely get money if you hit Qingcheng." He Qizhou didn't seem worried.
"What if we can't win?" Luo Yu was not reconciled.
"If you can't defeat Qingcheng in a month, why do you have the nerve to lead the army?" He Qizhou said seriously.
"Scoundrel!" Luo Yu and Helian Qingqing cursed in a low voice almost at the same time.
"Hahaha, don't worry, we'll have it once we reach Kulun City!" Yuwen Lingyun laughed, seemingly full of confidence in such a makeshift army! The distant lakeshore gradually emerged, and then hundreds of white
Tents appeared on the horizon one after another, and eight fast horses came running towards them from the south. They were the scouts sent by He Qizhou. They were mostly composed of third-generation disciples of Hanjian Villa with strong martial arts skills and horse bandits who were familiar with the terrain.
"Your Highness, all the open sentinels have been knocked down, but it's a pity that two hidden sentries are running away. They should be on guard!" reported the Scout Cavalry Hui, who was approaching quickly.
He Qizhou knew that the Kulun army's defense would not be so lax, and he was already prepared for a strong attack. He immediately gave a loud order: "Put on your heavy armor and prepare to charge!"
Four or five miles away, thousands of soldiers and horses rushed out of the tent group and lined up on the ice along the lake shore. Although they were surprised why this Eastern Zhou army descended from the sky, the Cullen army, which had always been the pursuer, was obviously not afraid of coming.
Even if the enemy is at a numerical disadvantage, they will still line up to fight very quickly.
"Brothers, let them remember what a real 'blizzard' is, kill!" He Qizhou took the lead, with his spear like a dragon, leading a thousand heavy armored troops to charge first, followed by the remaining two thousand cavalry.
The elite soldiers who passed by were finally the newly recruited 4,000 prisoners. Under the strong wind, they were all silvery white, and they were really like an overwhelming blizzard, rushing towards the Cullen army who did not know their own strength!
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An hour later, Goshawk led the army back to the camp. Several tents were still burning; the food and grass that could be eaten for seven days had been rolled up; half of the four thousand defenders were killed, and the other half fled half an hour ago.
where his army is;
The even more terrifying news is that the enemy's march direction is to the city of Kulun, five hundred miles away. There are only 10,000 troops stationed there, scattered in two camps in the north and south. Their individual combat power is not as good as the 4,000 rear troops who were just defeated.
The four thousand defenders were defeated by just one charge from the enemy. Two thousand were lucky to escape. Goshawk finally believed that Lin Hu's army could really be defeated by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's elite, which had a much smaller number.
Although the goshawk wanted to chase it, the men and horses were either running on the lake or tossing on the lake shore. They had not eaten for two nights and one day. If they chased it now, they would only get further and further away.
So Goshawk just asked a few teams of scouts to bring more horses, find a way to bypass the enemy, rush to Culun City desperately, and let his son Cangqiong who stayed there set up a defense line, while he immediately killed the horses for food, and took a short rest.
Chase again!
No general is willing to kill the horses in the army, but when faced with an insurmountable food problem, any qualified general will make such an almost cruel decision.
In the battle outside the camp just now, the opponent not only took away all the food and grass, but also took away all the horses that could run. All the horses that died in the battle were sunk to the bottom of the lake, so the only things that could be eaten were the ones under the soldiers' crotches.
Mount!
The soldiers under his command didn't get much rest. Thousands of people were clearing the snow at the same time. Hundreds of large and small snow mountains were piled up on the shore of the lake for several miles. On the exposed grassland, only some withered yellow grass roots were not visible.
It didn't take long for it to be eaten up by the war horses.
There are still a thousand people under his command who are transporting food and grass from Kulun City to this camp. Goshawk's biggest hope now is that they can avoid the terrifying force of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty! Even if they cannot avoid it, they must at least delay the opponent's pace.
!
Two hours later, the Goshawk army, which had taken a break, began to march rapidly towards Cullen City!
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"Be sure to leave the goshawk far behind!" This was the order He Qizhou gave to everyone after sweeping the lakeside camp. On the snow, seven thousand people were running towards Kulun City, with crows leading the way. He Qizhou was not worried at all.
It will go in the wrong direction.
It was actually possible to annihilate all the enemy troops guarding the camp just now, but He Qizhou only wanted a quick victory and did not send a single soldier to pursue the enemies fleeing to the southwest.
After repelling the enemy soldiers, they quickly began to sweep the camp, setting fire to the tents and roasting horse meat to eat. When they left half an hour later, the horse herd had expanded to several hundred horses, and the food and grass taken away from the camp was enough to sustain the army for ten years.
What God needs.
In this battle, the casualties caused by the blizzard were very small, less than a hundred people. He Qizhou did not want to leave the wounded soldiers behind, but he also did not want to affect the marching speed, so he sent fifty people to use sleds to pull more than a hundred wounded soldiers from both the enemy and ourselves, and returned in a detour.
Helian Chenwu's camp, while he continued to march quickly.
The easy victory didn't seem to excite the three thousand riders who were the first to join the blizzard. At this time, everyone only had eyes for the important town in the north, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty - Kulun City!
This victory made the four thousand newly joined Lin Hujun excited. The victory seemed too easy!
Of course they all knew that the Cullen Army was a powerful force in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but such a well-known army was so vulnerable to the "Blizzard" they joined. It seemed that it was easy to earn a military salary of one hundred taels per month.
Well, when you get to Culun City, you have to accumulate more enemy heads, otherwise the three thousand cavalry in front of you will take away all your battle achievements!
After the army ran about seventy or eighty miles, it got dark early again, and He Qizhou had to slow down a little.
The scouts exploring the road ahead suddenly received an important piece of news - a batch of grain and grass escorted by thousands of people was passing by from the west. The lateral distance was about fifteen miles. Due to He Qizhou's rapid march earlier, the two sides may now be on the same road.
on the horizontal line.
After hearing the news, He Qizhou slowed down again. Fifteen miles is not close. At this time, if he pursues, he will face headwinds. If he goes back and forth, he will be delayed for at least two hours, and he may even be overtaken by Goshawk's army.
A surprise attack on Cullen would become difficult to achieve, so we decisively gave up on returning to the food pursuit team and continued to advance towards Cullen.
Although Kulun City is called a city, it does not have city walls. The large city with a radius of dozens of miles is surrounded by mountains and rivers. As long as you climb over the gentle Bayan Mountain in the north of the city, you will reach Kulun City with a flat river and no danger. Therefore, He Qizhou must take advantage of the opponent's presence.
Before establishing a defense line on the mountain, climb over Bayan Mountain!
After marching for two days and two nights, with only four or five hours of rest during the journey, the snow-covered Bayan Mountain finally appeared before our eyes!
Of course, the Goshawk army that had been struggling to catch up also rested, but they only rested for two hours during the entire journey. Now they are only forty miles away from He Qizhou...
A few people didn't rest at all. After killing several rotating horses, the reconnaissance horse sent by Goshawk to report the news crossed Bayan Mountain half an hour earlier than He Qizhou. After receiving the news, Qiangqiong quickly sent troops from the north of the city to
Five thousand defenders went up the mountain to defend against the enemy, while another five thousand cavalry from the south of the city were quickly mobilized to come to the rescue! As long as they defended the top of the mountain, they would most likely form a double-team on He Qizhou with his father's army!
He Qizhou didn't know the movements of his enemy, but he only had one word in his mind - Hurry! This time it was the Qingqi who charged at the front. The mountain ridge in the north of the city was several miles wide, and nearly a hundred cavalry rushed up side by side, hoping to use the fastest one.
Speeding over the ridge. This chapter has been completed!